OSHA Inspection: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Issued

Aug 7, 2015

Abate by

Sep 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  Cache friction belt conveyors - On or about February 10, 2015, employees were required to service and/or maintain conveyors and conveyor belts. The employer did not ensure that the company's Hazardous Energy Control Procedures were utilized for the orderly shutdown of the equipment and isolation of hazardous energy during the alignment / tracking of the friction belt conveyors. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with rotating rollers / belts and in-running nip-points.